Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-26

egs9 wAe vsa1sss stout ths sssab,ishmsnt
iSsdIniSsl . dlHsSsrd Of thss which, In his
oag4 Woald make ali the difference besWeen
prcdt on0 l0ee and while be cannot fall 90
n1etco that there ere advantages In large
pssees - whica small one doss mot posse, 10
also 49, ol1advautagos In . business which
be- - ~ outerown the supervision OF the
pf0pfloeoe that be II at oil times dependent
On the ekln end fidelity ofsu6oedina.sa who.
even II oknlful and faithful, do not always
work together % harmoniously - 70 insure
ne best fesulta
MfsrAKfNa CAUSE FOR EFFECT.
It 10 unnecessary to take sides In this
discuasaon but without doing % I may |
say that In assuming that only the |
great capitals can aafely meet the increas.
ingly sharp competition OF trade We are In
danger of mistaking the effect for the cause,
and 20 Of hopelessly confusing our argument
1t IL sufficient for our present purpose, how.
ever, to accept the fact that the greatness Of
the now great Industrial establishments does
mot necessarily bar the way to progress for
those which are now small The chances OF
twenty years arc in favor rather OF what are
% now small Al h hSssinnines provided they are
great en- terprises which now seem 10 over.
shadow their modest compstitorA There u
reason for this. A succeesful manufacturing
business 10 likely, in . quarter Of Q century,
csssfuL When there died in this city, some
years ago, . merchant whose name had come
to be almost synonym for business success
and uuaccounted wealth, great many sur
prising facts came to light In the complex
structure Of his vast business, there we're
hundreds OF rotten tmberA Carried from
year TO year BY the sheer force Of an enor.
nous capital, 1t might have gone on for years
longer; but 1t was In no sense profitable - Q
business 1t had millions OF dollars worth
n m nj had mt I'm n
wheel for years aud CO. npetition had tapped
II at 30 many points that 1t was honeycombed
through and through. Those who are old in
business experience can recall score Of In.
the last generation have disappeared In this
ROOM FOR YOUNG TREES
The facts 1 have presented are significant
merely - 70 many emphatic contradictions Of
the popular impression that the tendency IL
toward monopoly Of manufacturing by great
corporations 1t Is toward . monopoly In the
hands of those who can manufacture the
best products ct least cost but this IL not al.
ways true OF the largest concerns There IL
always room enough In the forest for young
trees to grow. Those which have already
grown may lock their branches overhead
but somehow the rsplings manage to get
their share Of light and heat and nutriment
from the soil So 1t IL In the manufacturing
industries Those which take root and begin
to grow adapt themselves to the conditions
that surround them. As their plant Increases,
1t constantly gains In productivenes4 1tsde-
velopment is along the lines OF natural prog.
resa. Each generation has its own develop
ment, and It's legacy to the future coming
generations will necessarily in great part dis
card. There is just as good . chance to-day
for skill, courage and enterprise - there
ever was Machinery has destroyed the
handicrafts to great extent, bat it has given
each man muscles OF iron and fingers OF steel
with which 70 work. Conditions have
changed, but opportunities have been broad.
dsvsiopmsnt in this s6untry of facilities for
technical educAti0L Large classes are
:saes.os :1cn: 5:SS:seS ana every year con
wal equipped for gSn.,gs,.I 1ang men, % recaiiAsiy
,alied 3. upon to deai6e what thew will do in
y, M Aeas G6 small proportion engage in
esuits In which their education gives them
eh important advantage over young men who
have spent in business the years they have
passed in college, il unfortunately true
Having been brought great deal In contact
with graduates Of our technical schools, /
know that they are all ulore or less impressed
with the idea that the time Is passed when .
young man without capital or influence has
any chance OF success in applying his knowl.
edge practically in manufacturing. They
seek employment In the service OF the great
concerns, and generally fail to get II, for the
reason that very.few capitalists care to provide
sAo Wy iOA . tOSt-ktouu8b0 COuID6s
They seek employment as assistants to the
management OF smaller works but their
qualifications are not usually OF Q kind much
IN demand, and they are not, a. q rule, viii
ling to accept what they can get At Last
discouraged and disheartened, thew make u q
their minds that no way Of utilizing their
knowledge Is open to them, and they are
very apt to go into trade, with regrets that
they had not spent In gaining business ex per.
ience the time they feel they have wasted in
college. Their decision Is, in most cases
based upon an entirely erroneous conception
OF the opportunities open to clever and am.
bilious young men in the man usacturing in.
dustriea In these, better aud easier than in
any other fields OF usefulness, can q young
man who has the elements OF success In him,
afford to be indifferent to his lack OF capital
and influence. 1t devolves upon the young
engineer who has such education as the
schools can give him to select the line of
work most congenial to his taste II
he has no preferences, be can find
cause Tor cougratulation in the fact
that one line Is as good Is another in the
average OF years How Lo begins il q
matter OF no consequence; bat the Iess he
depends upon his academic degree, and the
more he relies upon his industry and capsc.
ity to learn, the better Is changes Of stating
right and making steady upward progress.
TEere ID always demand for competent
toremen, and young man who, at the pench
or In any subordinate position among the
wage esrners, gives evidence of fitness and
capacity beyond his fellows can have promo
tion without asking for 1t in ninety nine csses
out OF hundred.